Fri.Jun 01, 2018

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What to Do Once You Finish Scanning

Record Nations

If you are going to digitize your records, the most important step in this process is deciding what to do with your records once they are scanned. Last Steps in Scanning When you transition to digital record keeping, you will want to make informed decisions about how to store these newly digitized records. Cloud Storage is a […]. The post What to Do Once You Finish Scanning appeared first on Record Nations.

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Identity management platforms are central to delivering citizen experience

OpenText Information Management

Governments throughout the world are working hard to provide access to digital services that are secure and easy to use. Login.gov in the US, GOV.UK Verify in the UK and Govpass in Australia are a few examples of government’s beginning to offer protected and compliant access for citizens. These are still early days so what … The post Identity management platforms are central to delivering citizen experience appeared first on OpenText Blogs.

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Has Amex found a data gold mine with its rewards blockchain?

Information Management Resources

The credit card issuer has built a distributed ledger through which merchants create their own membership rewards and get access to detailed information on purchases and the success of promotions.

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Hackers Demand $770,000 Ransom From Canadian Banks

Data Breach Today

Cybercrime: FBI Says Ransomware, Extortion Continue to Dominate Hackers have reportedly demanded a ransom from Bank of Montreal and Simplii Financial in exchange for not dumping 90,000 customers' account details on a fraud forum. The FBI says online extortion and ransomware remain the top two types of cybercrime it's seeing today.

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Peak Performance: Continuous Testing & Evaluation of LLM-Based Applications

Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage

Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.

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How San Quentin Inmates Built JOLT, a Search Engine for Prison

WIRED Threat Level

After learning to code from nonprofit The Last Mile, four inmates built JOLT, a search engine to help further their studies.

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Public Google Groups Leaking Sensitive Data at Thousands of Orgs

Threatpost

The exposed information includes accounts payable and invoice data, customer support emails, password-recovery mails, links to employee manuals, staffing schedules and other internal resources.

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In Australia, Email Compromise Scams Hit Real Estate

Data Breach Today

Property Industry Has Been Caught Off Guard, Expert Says Late last year in Australia, cybercriminals began targeting a fertile yet relatively poorly protected business sector for so-called business email compromise scams: the real estate industry. One expert says the industry, highly dependent on email, is ill-prepared for the attacks.

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Data protection laws are shining a needed light on a secretive industry | Bruce Schneier

The Guardian Data Protection

Regardless of where we live, we all benefit from data protection laws – companies must us show how they profit off our information When Marc Zuckerberg testified before both the House and the Senate last month, it became immediately obvious that few US lawmakers had any appetite to regulate the pervasive surveillance taking place on the internet. Right now, the only way we can force these companies to take our privacy more seriously is through the market.

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Lawsuit Filed in Wake of Under Armour Data Breach

Data Breach Today

Company Asks Court to Compel Arbitration A lawsuit seeking class action status has been filed in the aftermath of a data breach impacting 150 million users of Under Armour's MyFitnessPal mobile application and website. But the apparel maker has asked the court to compel arbitration of the case.

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How and Why Should You Be Tracking Geopolitical Risk?

Geopolitical risk is now at the top of the agenda for CEOs. But tracking it can be difficult. The world is more interconnected than ever, whether in terms of economics and supply chains or technology and communication. Geopolitically, however, it is becoming increasingly fragmented – threatening the operations, financial well-being, and security of globally connected companies.

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Weekly podcast: Yahoo hacker sentenced, acoustic DoS attack and GDPR compliance fails

IT Governance

This week, we discuss the sentencing of one of the perpetrators of the 2013 Yahoo breach, a new type of denial-of-service attack that can crash computers just using sound and how not to email your customers. Hello and welcome to the IT Governance podcast for Friday, 1 June 2018. Here are this week’s stories. Twenty-three-year-old Karim Baratov, the hacker-for-hire who helped perpetrate the 2014 Yahoo data breach , was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment this week, and ordered to pay restitutio

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Not GDPR Compliant Yet? Don't Panic

Data Breach Today

Leading the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report: Cybersecurity expert Brian Honan provides insights on why organizations that are not yet compliant with GDPR need to focus on several key steps. Also: An assessment of the progress women are making in building careers in information security.

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GDPR: It’s a cultural thing

IBM Big Data Hub

For too long, customers’ personal data has been handled without respect. GDPR changes this by putting the rights of the individual front and center of all things data.

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Cybercrime Is Skyrocketing as the World Goes Digital

Dark Reading

If cybercrime were a country, it would have the 13th highest GDP in the world.

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7 Pitfalls for Apache Cassandra in Production

Apache Cassandra is an open-source distributed database that boasts an architecture that delivers high scalability, near 100% availability, and powerful read-and-write performance required for many data-heavy use cases. However, many developers and administrators who are new to this NoSQL database often encounter several challenges that can impact its performance.

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EDPB Published Guidelines on Certification and Derogations under the GDPR

Hunton Privacy

On May 30, 2018, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”), replacing the Article 29 Working Party , published the final version of Guidelines 2/2018 on derogations in the context of international data transfers and draft Guidelines 1/2018 on certification under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). . What are the Guidelines about?

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OpenText named a 2018 CCM Leader in new Aspire Leaderboard

OpenText Information Management

Most everyone agrees that providing a superior customer experience is a strategic imperative for enterprises across many industries. Numerous studies and reports indicate it is one of the most pressing topics for CEOs, CMOs and anyone concerned about customer retention and satisfaction. It was certainly a significant part of the conversations at the Document Strategy … The post OpenText named a 2018 CCM Leader in new Aspire Leaderboard appeared first on OpenText Blogs.

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Google Groups Misconfiguration Exposes Corporate Data

Dark Reading

Researchers say as many as 10,000 businesses are affected by a widespread misconfiguration in Google Groups settings.

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Weekly Update 89

Troy Hunt

An exciting weekly update - I got an award! I did write about it earlier this morning, but I talk about it more in this week's update and explain why it means a lot. In other news, I'm heading back to Europe in a few days from now so am doing the last-minute rush tying up loose ends here, finishing presentations and just generally preparing myself for what will be another hectic few weeks.

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Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI

“Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI” is an extensive guide for integrating generative AI into product strategy and careers featuring over 150 real-world examples, 30 case studies, and 20+ frameworks, and endorsed by over 20 leading AI and product executives, inventors, entrepreneurs, and researchers.

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Damaging Hard Drives with an Ultrasonic Attack

Schneier on Security

Playing a sound over the speakers can cause computers to crash and possibly even physically damage the hard drive. Academic paper.

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Telegram: Apple Has Blocked Updates since April

Dark Reading

Telegram founder and chief executive Pavel Durov claims the messaging service has not been able to make technical updates anywhere in the world.

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Ticketfly, Major Concert Venues Still Offline After Hack

Threatpost

A cyber-attack has brought the websites of both ticket distribution service Ticketfly – and the major venues it services – offline on Thursday.

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Most firms plan large investments in analytics to drive transformation

Information Management Resources

Top reasons cited include rapid technology development, followed by customer needs and expectations, and the need to break down internal siloes to enable better decision-making.

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How to Migrate From DataStax Enterprise to Instaclustr Managed Apache Cassandra

If you’re considering migrating from DataStax Enterprise (DSE) to open source Apache Cassandra®, our comprehensive guide is tailored for architects, engineers, and IT directors. Whether you’re motivated by cost savings, avoiding vendor lock-in, or embracing the vibrant open-source community, Apache Cassandra offers robust value. Transition seamlessly to Instaclustr Managed Cassandra with our expert insights, ensuring zero downtime during migration.

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Browser Side-Channel Flaw De-Anonymizes Facebook Data

Threatpost

An attacker can pick up the profile picture, username and the "likes" of unsuspecting visitors who find themselves landing on a malicious website.

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An Inside Look at OpenStack Security Efforts

eSecurity Planet

OpenStack is a widely used open-source cloud platform, but isn't secure by default. OpenStack experts reveal what is needed to make your cloud secure.

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Developing Trust: 'Look for the Win-Win For Everybody'

Rippleshot

Developing trust as a fraud analytics platform doesn’t happen overnight. Here at Rippleshot, we’ve been working for years to make our fraud platform more than just about the data science. We’re all about the people, too. In a recent interview with Bizcast, our co-founder Canh Tran shared his perspective on what it takes to grow a startup in a rapidly-changing industry — while still delivering customer success through our people-centric model.

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Report: Cross-Site Scripting Still Number One Web Attack

Dark Reading

SQL injection is the second most common technique, with IT and finance companies the major targets.

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Entity Resolution Checklist: What to Consider When Evaluating Options

Are you trying to decide which entity resolution capabilities you need? It can be confusing to determine which features are most important for your project. And sometimes key features are overlooked. Get the Entity Resolution Evaluation Checklist to make sure you’ve thought of everything to make your project a success! The list was created by Senzing’s team of leading entity resolution experts, based on their real-world experience.

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5 top challenges in securing the Internet of Things

Information Management Resources

Users need to implement best-practice security controls. Vendors need to develop new protections. Manufacturers need to make their devices more secure. And legislators must put forth effective regulations to ensure it all happens.

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Open Bug Bounty Offers Free Program For Websites

Dark Reading

Non-profit says it will triage and verify certain kinds of Web vulnerability submissions at no cost for those who sign up.

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Researchers Warn of Microsoft Zero-Day RCE Bug

Threatpost

A Microsoft Windows vulnerability enables remote attackers to execute arbitrary code – and there’s no patch yet.